Orthodox sex abuse scandal 117 kid victims and 85 arrests

[San]

Orthodox sex abuse scandal
117 kid victims and 85 arrests in Jewish enclave

By SUSAN EDELMAN
Last Updated: 6:20 AM, December 11, 2011
Posted: 12:09 AM, December 11, 2011

He looks like a movie star, but many members of Brooklyn’s Jewish community believe he is a monster.

Andrew Goodman, 27, who worked for Jewish social-service agencies, is charged with sexually abusing two Orthodox boys for years in Flatbush — one from age 11 to 15, the other from age 13 to 16.

Goodman filmed sex acts with the youngsters on a Web cam, according to the 144-count indictment, which alleges numerous violations since 2006. He has pleaded not guilty.

The handsome Goodman, who held parties in his home with liquor and child porn, also “threatened the life” of a boy who reported him to authorities, court papers and sources say

He’s one of an astounding 85 accused Orthodox child molesters that Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ office says it has busted in the past three years in an initiative called Kol Tzedek, Hebrew for “voice of justice.”

The cases involve 117 victims — a number that has the community reeling from the extent of the horrors of pedophilia.

Launched amid complaints that Hynes was soft on Orthodox child predators, Kol Tzedek aims to coax victims to come forward, despite strong pressure in the insular religious community to cover up such crimes.

All but two of the suspects are men, and more than half the victims are male, said Assistant DA Rhonnie Jaus, chief of the sex abuse and crimes against children division.

Of the 38 cases closed so far, 14 perps got jail time, ranging from a month to 10-to-20 years for crimes that included sex abuse, attempted kidnapping, and sodomy, Jaus said.

The other 24 have walked free. They got probation, pleaded to minor charges, or saw their cases dismissed — often because victims or their parents backed out under community pressure.

Agudath Israel of America, a prominent body of Torah sages, requires anyone alleging sex abuse by a fellow observant Jew to first report to its rabbis, who decide whether the case should go to secular authorities.

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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/orthodox_sex_abuse_scandal_Vzaqd3TbKtikUv0h6b3clI#ixzz1gEA8aJ17

[San]

They knew this guy was doing this for years.  I disagree with what they said that they should go to a rabbis first.  Who is he to decide.  They should go straight to the police.

[MuffyBee]

They knew this guy was doing this for years.  I disagree with what they said that they should go to a rabbis first.  Who is he to decide.  They should go straight to the police.

I absolutely agree with you San.

[MuffyBee]

The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network's hotline number is 1-800-656-HOPE. Its online hotline is at http://rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-online-hotline.

The number for Childhelp is 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453).

[MuffyBee]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/12/brooklyn-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-orthodox-boys-in-144-count-indictment/#comments
Brooklyn Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Orthodox Boys In 144-Count Indictment
December 12, 2011

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From the comments:

Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg

The NY Post, or rather the DA is lying. The DA did not bust Andrew Goodman, it was a group of activists that staked him out and filmed the traffic at his door. I was aware of the goings on way before he was arrested. Again, it was the NYPD Sex Crimes Unit and NOT the DA’s office. Charles Hynes is already campaigning for reelection.
See: http://nochemrosenberg.blogspot.com/2011/12/thomas-zugibe-or-charles-hynes-who-is.html

December 13, 2011 at 2:13 am

Check out this website.  They have the right idea, imo. My comment in green.  MB

http://nochemrosenberg.blogspot.com/2011/12/thomas-zugibe-or-charles-hynes-who-is.html
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Do you know where your children are

אויב איינער מאלעסטעד דיך אדער דיין קינד, רוף דעם נומער: 718-330-5600 NYPD Sex Crimes Unit,

If someone molests you or your child Call: NYPD Sex Crimes Unit, 718-330-5600

In other areas, call the appropriate Law Enforcement Authorities
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[Anna]

They knew this guy was doing this for years.  I disagree with what they said that they should go to a rabbis first.  Who is he to decide.  They should go straight to the police.

Completely agree, San.  Same goes for the Catholic Church scandals.  I never understood going to the Church instead of the police as happens with Protestants.